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#31. Jedidiah Macaraeg - IT Associate - Studying & Working in Gold Coast
Season 2 · Episode 31
Monday, September 9, 2024 • Duration 17:02
Episode Summary:
In today’s episode we are talking to Jedidiah Macaraeg– who graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Telecom Network from Australian College of Information Technology (ACIT) in 2017. Jedd received his State Nominated Visa subclass 190 from Victoria on Aug 19, 2024 and is now a permanent resident.
Jedd was visiting family in Brisbane when the idea of pursuing an advanced degree in Australia was brought up. He talks about his transition from the Philippines to Gold Coast as a young IT graduate and how he managed to navigate the cultural landscape and find his footing in Queensland.
We discuss opportunities for IT professionals in the Gold Coast area, housing / rental costs and round up the podcast with his advice for young IT professionals who want to build a career in Australia.
Keywords:
Subclass 190, Information Technology, Gold Coast, Australian College of Information Technology
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
#30. Domestic Violence Provisions - Dealing With Your Sponsor & Your Visa
Season 2 · Episode 30
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 • Duration 14:58
Episode Summary:
There are quite a few people who enter or lodge an application to enter Australia on a temporary visa as they are in a relationship with an Australian citizen or a permanent resident who sponsors the applicant’s visa. These visas could be Temporary Partner Visa (subclass 820), Provisional Partner Visa (subclass 309), Dependent Child Visa (subclass 445), Distinguished Talent Visa (subclass 858), or Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300).
Sometimes, the applicant must cease their relationship with the sponsor as they have experienced domestic and family violence. The government of Australia defines Domestic and family violence as any conduct that makes you fear for your or your family’s safety and wellbeing. In such a situation, there are family violence provisions available to the victim(s). They may be eligible to apply for a permanent visa under such provisions provided the violence occurred during their relationship with their former sponsor who was also the perpetrator of the said violence.
In this podcast, we discuss how a person can legally claim that he or she was a victim of domestic violence. Amitava details out the judicial process and what the DHA's role is to explore the veracity of the claim. He also shares his experience with a client who filed a domestic violence claim but was denied a permanent visa to stay back in Australia. When she reached out to him for help, he understood the backstory and challenged the outcome from DHA. She won the appeal after 3 years and is an Australian citizen now.
If you or anyone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please reach out to Amitava for help or call the emergency line 000.
Keywords:
Temporary Partner Visa (subclass 820), Provisional Partner Visa (subclass 309), Dependent Child Visa (subclass 445), Global Talent Visa (subclass 858), Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300).
Main Topics:
• (00:00) What is Domestic Violence?
• (06:11) DHA's Role in Supporting the Victims
#22. Life in a Regional Area - Maksym Vasylkov
Season 1 · Episode 22
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 • Duration 11:31
Episode Summary:
This week on our podcast, we have our first guest - Maksym Vasylkov - one of DMS's clients. Maksym moved to Australia on a Subclass 491 visa. He is a software engineer from Ukraine with 15 years of experience in the IT Industry.
Maksym talks about his journey to Australia and why he fell in love with it. Since Feb 2024, he's been living in Darwin, which is the capital city of Northern Territory, with his family.
Amitava and Arun have a chat with him about life in a regional area. Maksym share his story about enrolling his three daughters in school, finding an apartment and securing a full time job.
Have a listen if you have your misgivings about moving to a regional area.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
#21. Training Visa - A New Pathway for Recent Graduates?
Season 1 · Episode 21
Friday, June 21, 2024 • Duration 19:43
Episode Summary:
This week on the podcast, we shall be talking about the Subclass 407 Training visa, a temporary visa that allows individuals to take part in occupational training or professional development activities in Australia. The training program would allow someone to improve their skills for their job, area of tertiary study, or field or expertise. This can be an excellent alternative for individuals affected by the upcoming changes to student visa applications, particularly those who may no longer be able to apply for a student visa onshore.
The conservation focuses mainly on applicants who are currently in Australia and want to focus on improving skills for their current occupation. An applicant can be nominated for the training visa provided their occupation is on the list of eligible occupations for subclass 407.
From 1 July 2024, Temporary Graduate visa holders wishing to pursue a further degree in Australia must depart the country to be eligible to apply for a student visa. Amitava implores recent graduates to consider this is a suitable pathway to extend their stay in Australia, while also obtaining considerable professional skills and experience within their industry.
The discussion then steers towards the eligibility requirements for this visa. Amitava touches upon the 3 types of training programs available under this visa subclass. He chronicles each program and who it would suit. He goes on to share his insights on the pros of the training visa for both recent graduates and anyone who is visiting the country but want to contiue to pursue their academic or professional goals while onshore.
If your visitor visa is refused, you can make an appeal to the AAT and await the outcome. You can continue to stay and work, while a decision has been made against your appeal. The key differences between subclass 482 and 407 are also outlined midway into the podcast.
We round off the podcast with Amitava's final thoughts on the Training visa.
#20. How Can an Employer Sponsor an Overseas Worker?
Season 1 · Episode 20
Friday, June 14, 2024 • Duration 23:58
Episode Summary:
This week on Moving to Australia podcast, we talk about how a business in Australia that has a genuine need to fill a skilled position can become eligible to sponsor skilled workers from overseas.
We begin the conversation by touching upon the need for businesses in Australia to source skilled workers from overseas in various industries: construction, hospitality, health, IT, trade skills. There are times when businesses are unable to meet local demands due to skill shortages and begin looking offshore to shore up their needs. Amitava details the steps involved in becoming an eligible sponsor.
There are quite a few streams available, for an employer to nominate an overseas worker under. We deep dive into each of them and the relevant visa subclasses that they cater to. Quite a lot of skilled workers enter Australia on a temporary visa. However, there are many avenues for those migrants to make Australia their permanent home. Eligibility criteria for subclass 191, which is a pathway to PR for an applicant on a subclass 494 or subclass 491, is discussed in detail.
Learn how an employer can transfer sponsorship to another business to attract the right talent they have been looking for. Sometimes, a worker is forced into signing a bond with an employer when they are being sponsored. Such measures taken by businesses in Australia are illegal. Learn about your workplace rights and how you can protect yourself against such exploitation.
Nominees on the Short Term Skill Shortage List have to provide a Genuine Temporary Entrant statement. This is essential for their visa to be approved.
When a business nominates an overseas worker, they must first demonstrate that they can't find a suitable Australian worker. This is called Labour Market Testing. LMT generally involves advertising the position in Australia. Find out about your obligations as an organization for LMT and the time duration before you can nominate a skilled migrant.
If you are an employer in a Regional Area, be aware that you can nominate an overseas worker only under certain visa subclasses.
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#19. Federal Budget 2024_25 - Key Immigration Highlights
Season 1 · Episode 19
Monday, June 3, 2024 • Duration 16:01
Episode Summary:
This week on Moving to Australia podcast, Amitava shares his insights on the key immigration highlights from the federal budget delivered by Jim Chalmers on 14 May 2024.
We start the discussion with what the planning levels look like for the 24-25 program and its basic composition. We draw a contrast between each of skills stream category for the 24-25 program and the 23-24 program. From 22-23, the family stream has moved over to a demand driven model. We explore the importance of "demand driven" for partner visa, which is the largest component of the family stream, and how Australians can reunite with their loved ones who are still overseas.
The migration strategy that was released in Dec 2023 shed light on how the BIIP visa category has failed and hasn't really lived up to its expectations. The BIIP and Global Talent visa are soon going to be replaced with one National Innovation visa and Amitava explains the series of case studies behind this decision.
For India, China & Vietnam, a new Work & Holiday visa pre-application ballot process will be implemented. We discuss the ballot process, the planning levels for each of these 3 countries, and the fees involved.
We round up the podcast with the DHA's plan for a new multi-year planning model, extending the Program planning horizon to four years from the current twelve-month cycle.
Keywords:
Federal Budget, Migration Planning Levels, Skills Migrations, Family Migration, Partner Visa, National Innovation Visa
Main Topics:
• (00:00) Migration Planning Levels 24-25
• (05:58) Family Stream - Partner Visa
• (08:00) National Innovation Visa
• (10:59) Ballot Process - Work & Holiday Visa
• (13:23) Multi-Year Planning Horizon
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#18. Student Visa Program | IELTS Requirement Changes
Season 1 · Episode 18
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 • Duration 10:48
Episode Summary:
In today’s episode, we discuss the recent changes to the student visa program. As part of the new measures being introduced to the Australian Migration System one of the changes recommended was to bring in reforms that would directly impact International Students and Temporary Graduate Visa holders. For all applications lodged on and after the 23 March 2024, the government is now raising the English language requirements for Student and Temporary Graduate visas.
The conversation begins with the recent changes for the English Laguage Test scores for student visa and temporary graduate visa holders. Amitava details out the minimum test scores now for both IELTS and PTE for subclass 500 and subclass 485. Hong Kong passport holders and British National Overseas (BNO), are not required to meet this increased language requirement. The test validity window for all Temporary Graduate visa applications decreases from three years to one year. Applicants must provide evidence that they have completed an English Language test no more than one year immediately before the date of the visa application.
Students who will be studying English through ELICOS, there will be no change. Partners and dependents of primary student visa applicants do not have to meet these changes.
Amitava details out other changes that the government is bringing in - Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement. From 23 March 2024, the Genuine Student (GS) requirement replaces the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement for Student visas. Student visa applicants no longer need to satisfy the GTE requirement that they genuinely intend to only stay in Australia temporarily. The GS requirement focuses on the assessment of the student’s genuine intention to study in Australia.
Keywords:
IELTS, Student Visa Program, Student Visa, suclass 500, Temporary Graduate Visa, subclass 485, English Language Test, Pearson Test of English (PTE)
The Temporary Skill Shortage visa lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position they can’t find a suitably skilled Australian to fill. There are many pathways available to someone on a 482 visa for permanent residency.
Amitava begins the conversation by discussing how an employer in Australia can nominate an overseas worker for a TSS visa when they are unable to fill the position locally. He touches upon the eligibility requirements of an applicant to be granted the visa. When one enters Australia on a 482 visa, Amitava implores them to understand their work rights and study the labour market so that they are aware of the minimum salary threshold and other benefits they should be entitled to.
There are some employers who take advantage of skilled migrants and underpay them as they are under no obligation to be audited by the Australian Government. The discussion then steers towards the key differences between short-term and medium-term streams for a 482 visa. There have been some major overhauls to the Australian Migration System. One of them being that currently, even short-term 482 visa holders are eligible for permanent residence. However, this comes with its own caveat. An applicant on a short-term stream visa can only apply for a PR if their employer agrees to nominate them. Some employers use this power imbalance to strongarm their employees from leaving, which has led to worker exploitation.
An employer's refusal to sponsor a skilled migrant's PR is not the end of the road. Amitava moves on to discuss the various pathways still available for someone to continue to live and work in Australia indefinitely. He talks about how his company, Debika Migration Services, can help migrant workers. There are many Skilled Migrant visas available and DMS can provide a free evaluation of their skills and advise them the right way forward.
The episode concludes with Amitava throwing light on the most common misconceptions applicants have about applying for a PR while they are on a 482 visa.
Keywords:
Subclass 482, TSS, Labour Agreement, Skilled Independent Visa, Australian PR
#16. Trans-Tasman Migration | Why So Many Kiwis Are Moving to Oz
Season 1 · Episode 16
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 • Duration 12:08
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we have a conversation about the great Kiwi exodus. Amitava reveals why so many New Zealanders are flocking to Oz. Many young professionals in the critical sector and health care industry from Wellington, Christchurch, or Auckland are keen to make the move from NZ. They find that wages in Australia are higher, the cost of living is lower than in NZ and the real estate market is more suitable to many who are first home buyers.
Amitava explains why his clients from NZ came to Oz and what is it about their neighbours that has cemented their decision of crossing the Tasman Sea. Not so long ago, the DHA announced changes to citizenship eligibility for some New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category (subclass 444) visa. From 1 July 2023 New Zealand citizens who have been living in Australia for four years or more will be eligible to apply directly for Australian citizenship. They will no longer need to first apply for and be granted a permanent visa. Amitava goes into a fair amount of detail on this topic and how this has become a game changer for many Kiwis.
We wrap up this episode with Amitava's final thoughts on the society Australia is creating and planning to build for the future to make it a very attractive destination for young professionals and families.
Keywords:
Subclass 444, Special Category Visa, Australian PR, Australian Citizenship, New Zealand Citizen
Main Topics:
• (00:00) Why Kiwis Are Moving to Oz?
• (04:04) What's Better - Cost of Living, Salary, Lifestyle?
• (04:56) Subclass 444 - Special Category Visa (SCV)
• (08:00) Bringing Parents to Oz From NZ
• (09:02) Can NZ PR Holders Live & Work in Oz Permanently?
• (10:25) Final Thoughts on AUS Society For the Future
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#15. Visa Conditions | Regional Visa, Student Visa, Parent Visa, Working Holiday Visa
Season 1 · Episode 15
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 • Duration 27:18
Episode Summary:
Every visa, except a PR, comes with certain conditions when granted. Some conditions always apply, and some may apply depending on a range of criteria. These visa conditions apply not only to the primary applicant, but also to all the secondary applicants as well. A breach of any of the conditions that are imposed on an applicant's visa may result in the visa being revoked. One must be cognizant of what these conditions are and where one can find more information about the conditions tied to their visa.
Amitava walks you through some of the most common conditions that he has seen being attached to Regional visa (subclass 491), Student Visa (subclass 485), Parent visa (subclass 870), Visitor visa(subclass 600), and Working Holiday visa (subclass 417). He puts great emphasis on certain aspects of conditions tied to a student visa that is very easily misconstrued by them. A breach of these conditions led to one of his clients receiving a notice from the DHA that requested an explanation for her actions, failing which her visa would be revoked.
Many migrants who are keen to move their parents permanently to Australia should have a listen to Parent visa chapter of this episode. There, Amitava goes into detail about hurdles one many face to extend their stay, if visa conditions are not adhered to.
Keywords:
Visa Condition 8579, 8515, 8105, 8104, 8203, 8204, 8532, 8580, 8531, 8103, 8503, Regional Visa, Student Visa, Working Holiday Visa, Parent Visa, Visitor Visa
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
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If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
If you are seeking immigration advice, would like to have a discussion about your application, or any other matter related to your PR call us at +61 415 882 542.
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